nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 

-shəl,

-shü-əl

: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual

nonconsensual sex

nonconsensually adverb

… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …

—Carol Queen

Examples of nonconsensual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s a nonconsensual, unequal form of interdependence, and the goal was a world where partners can meet as equals. —Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Apr. 2025

France: The lower house of Parliament passed a bill that expands the definition of rape to include nonconsensual penetration. —Natasha Frost, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025

He has been charged with first-degree murder and nonconsensual termination of pregnancy, according to online court records, which do not indicate plea or attorney information. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025

Trump’s orders temporarily led some hospitals to deny gender-affirming care to trans youth while continuing nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children. —Samantha Riedel, Them., 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonconsensual

• consensual

Legal Definition

nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al

ˌnän-kən-ˈsen-chə-wəl

: not involving consent : not consented to